1884.] The Northernmost Inhabitants of the Earth, 865 
contains a series of mean indices of breadth and height of various 
other Eskimos : 
; Index of | Index of | Number o . 
—— Breath. pend shoul mons ad, Arthority 
own 70.4 737 24 Welker. 
Danish settlements in West Greenland] 72.6 73.7 21 Bessels. 
COANE i SSS OS, 7I 75 I0 - Davis. 
Northeast America:., ....... 050.00: 72 75 6 Davis. 
eead cont cee ce ccees 71.8 70.5 5 Virchow. 
East Greenland . 72.9 74.2 4 
Pomhwest America ...,.065....0.08 72 75 4 Davis. 
Samuel Kleinschmitt, among the authorities on Eskimo lan- 
guages, distinguishes two main dialects in Western Greenland, 
the northern and the southern. “The former is harsher but at 
the same time clearer in enunciation, more particularly of the vow- 
tls. The latter is softer but at the same time more indistinct.” 
_ According to this statement the dialect of the Itanese resembles 
_ ‘More closely the southern. The vocalization is remarkably clear, 
the accent singing and gently waving, while the consonants, espe- 
-Cally at the end of a word, are most obliterated. 
As regards costume, that of the Itanese approaches in charac- 
ter the vestments worn by the inhabitants of Danish Greenland. 
Both sexes wear, during winter, underclothing made of bird- 
) skins, the feathered side next the skin. A jacket (jumper) with 
hood attached, and the short breeches are made of the skins of 
the seal, reindeer, bear or dog, the pelt of the fox rarely being 
Used. Double or triple fur stockings are covered by waterproof 
boots manufactured from tanned sealskin, but once in a while the 
Outside covering of the foot is composed of bear-skin. The men 
ten their boots a little below the knee by means of a draw- 
String just above the lower end of the breeches, while the women 
eed higher boots which almost reach to their hips. This con- 
Stitutes the main difference between the male and female costume. 
: The hood attached to the jacket of the man is rounded at its 
apex, but that of the woman is pointed. Married women wear 
this hood of considerable size, because their children are carried 
therein. until two or three years of age. Gloves are made of 
. x seal-skin or furs; mittens are the most usual form worn. 
During the summer the heavy jackets of bear-skin are exchanged 
~ made of seal-skin, and the underclothing is either left 
- entirely or worn without any exterior garment. 
